Allcampus.com’s commercial shows impressive college buildings. Allcampus.com wants to create the impression they are connected with major universities. What Allcampus.com wants is personal information about students watching their commercial. They will sell this information to various vocational schools and non-mainstream colleges. Channel One’s parent company Alloy Media and Marketing is using Channel One News...
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EF Educational Tours is STILL taking up school time with their commercials. The only thing that is new is the rather adult flavor they have added to their classroom ads. This ad ran on November 3 and several other dates in American classrooms. Kids and teachers have to be shocked to see this image...
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From Jim Metrock: I am pretty awful at picking stocks. If you think you are in bad shape with your investments, you should see my brokerage statements. Actually, even I am not looking at my own brokerage (now I know why “broke” is in the word) statements because I don’t have the nerve....
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During a conference call this afternoon, Alloy’s CEO Matt Diamond told listeners that Channel One was now in 8,000 schools. Five months ago, Channel One claimed 8,500 schools. This shows the loss of schools is continuing at an incredible rate of over 3 schools per day for the last five months. Obligation foresees...
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Channel One News personnel abandoned their booth at the 2008 NSBA exhibit hall. From Jim Metrock: I was very proud to have a booth at the recent National School Boards Association annual conference. The attendance in the exhibit hall had never been better. There were school board members from all over the...
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We have already documented Channel One’s anti-“Merry Christmas” policy. (NBC produces The Today Show and Channel One News (so they can advertise their brand to young people). Anchors on the Today Show routinely wish viewers a “Merry Christmas” but it’s “Happy Holidays” on the show aimed at young people.) It’s interesting this week before...
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Creating controversy where there is none. He doesn’t look like Scrooge, but Channel One’s Chris Browne tried his best on December 20 to get children to rethink the idea of a CHRISTMAS tree. CHRIS: “ON TUESDAY, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT SOME CONTROVERSIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION. SOME THINK THE TERM CHRISTMAS TREE...
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From Jim Metrock: Channel One’s parent company Alloy Media and Marketing held a conference call on Wednesday, December 5 to discuss their 3rd Quarter financial results. Normally it is very difficult to understand what is actually being said in one of these calls. Companies are always using words not to enlighten those listening,...
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Date Audience Schools Educators Documentation 1998 “more than 12,000” 1999 “more than 8 million” “more than 12,000” “440,000” 1999 “8.1 million teenagers” 2000 “over 8 million” “12,000” “400,000” 2002 “nearly 8 million teens” “over 350,000” 2003 “nearly 8 million” “nearly 12,000” July 2005 “over 7.7 million” “over 350,000” Dec. 20, 2005 “more than 7...
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“Channel One News is going digital.” We have heard that since 1999. Various announcements have been made about a digital Channel One News but nothing ever materialize. In September of this year Channel One made yet another announcement. “Teen Newscast Goes Digital to Deliver Enhanced Viewing Experience” trumpeted the press release. Alloy’s CEO...
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